Austin Aikijujutsu 合気柔術

森に入る者、寡なし。
これを進む者、さらに寡なし。
その奥を窮むる者、さらにまた寡なし。
これより出づる者、なお寡なし。
さらに次の森へ赴く者、いよいよ寡なし。

およそこれらの人々のうち、
そもそも最初の森を見出すこと能わざる者、
その大半を占む。

Few are those who enter the forest.
Fewer still are those who proceed through it.
Fewer yet are those who delve into its depths.
And fewer still are those who emerge from it.
Even fewer are those who go on to the next forest.

Of all such people—
the majority cannot even find the first forest at all.

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Unifying one's efforts against the aggressive energy of a would-be attacker is what makes Aikijujutsu such an amazing art yet very difficult to master. One would easily learn how to defend themselves much much quicker with something like that of boxing. But this is because the sophistication of studying alignment and misalignment based on the 13 major joints and 3 foot imbalance circle is incredibly important yet seldom understood.

Some practice arts such as Aikijujutsu solely for preservation of antiquity. Other's use it as an art form to compliment other martial arts they also practice. No matter why one practices, we respect all journeys. If you, too, would like to see what Aikijujutsu is all about, we encourage you to reach out. Until then, may your path not be an easy one. May it be full of difficulty so that you learn how to overcome adversity and become resilient. We hope to see you on the mat someday. 🙏

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Smiles of Old Japan, c. 1900.

Ginzan Onsen, Japan